Dyeing-machine.



I. M. PAYNE.

DYEING MACHINE.-

APPLIGATION FILED MAY15, 1913.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914,

Z SHEETS-SHEET 1.

J. M. PAYNE. DYEING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY15, 19134 Patented Feb. 24, 1914 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JESSE M. PAYNE, OF SOMIMERVILLE, ALABAMA,

MACHINE CO., OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA` A ASSIGNOR TO PERFECTION DYEING CORPORATION 0F GEORGIA.

DYEING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Applicativi fixed May i5, i913.

Patented Feb. 24, 1914. Serial No. 767,931.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, Jnssn M. PAYNE, citizen of the United States. residingat Sommerville, in the county of Lee and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dyeiiig-h'lachines; and I do hereby declare tlie following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

lMy present invention relates to improvements in dyeing apparatus of the general type of the patents granted to the Perfection Dyeing Machine Company, and illustrated in patents to Jesse M. Payne andv George Gr.A fallace #887,511, granted May 12, 1908 for improvements in dyeing machines; also to Payne and lVallace #1,053,063 granted February 11, 1913; and to Payne and Wallace #1,057,205 granted March25, 1913, and the present invention is intended to provide improvements upon the apparatus illustrated and described in said patents.

The invention is especially intended to lprovide a warper beam composed of a series of spiders mounted upon a central shaft;

certain of the spiders carrying a series of fixed slats, and the other spiders being adapt-- ed to wedge outward a series of movable slats, so that the yarn may be wound upon ithe ymovable slats when inkr the extensible position, and then the warper beam may be immersed in the vat. Vhen the dyeing process is partly completed, `the-extended slats, are permitted to move inward under the shrinking action ofthe yarn, causing the yarn previously supported by the extensible slats to be supported on the fixed slats whereby more perfect access of the dye -liquor to the inner layers of the yarn is se- I cured, and whereby any st-reaky effect, due

to continuous contact of the yarn with the slats, incident to the dyeing, washing, or other treatmentv of the yarn, is avoided.

Mv invention will be understood b'y referencev to vthel accompanying drawings, in which the same parts are indicated by the same symbols of reference throughout the several.views.

Figure 1 shows a central vertical section through the warperbeain, parts being shown in elevation; Fig. 2 shows a sect-ion'along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 3 shows a sect a l tion along the line 5%3 of Fig.,1 and looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 4 is` a detail showin@ one of the extensible slats removed from the apparatus; and Fig. 5 shows the cam engagement of the exten-`v sible slat and the slidable spider for forcing the slats outward and permitting the slats to move inward toward'the axis of theof the beam, as fully described in the patents aforesaid. The special arrangements for rotating the wai'per beam and for controlling the Y mv scribed in the patents aforesaid, and not being :i pai'tfof my present invention, will not be further discussed herein. A

Mounted on the shaft l are a series of fixed spiders 7 to the periphery of whichfare secured the fixed slats 8, which are preferably of metal and are rigidly attached to the spiders 7. but wooden slats may be used if desired. These fixed spiders form with the fixed slats and the lixedheads of the warper beam a spool-shaped skeleton frame,A entirely distinct from the sliding frame carfrying the collapsible slats which will now be described.

Slidably mounted or. the shatt 1 are a series ot spiders 9 and 0a which are connected together by means of the rods 10 and are spaced apart b v means of the thimbles or spacing sleeves 11; thus these various spiders 0 and 9a form with the connecting of the dye liquor, or the washing,l fluid, backward or forward, are fully de-` rods and thimbles a frame which slides as a. unit on the shaft 1. This sliding motion is imparted by the screw-threads 12 on the adjusting screws 13. which screw-threads 12 engage corresponding threads 12a in the spider 9. The outer endsl of these screws 13 are squared as at 14 and the two screws are connected together as b v means of the pinions 15 mounted upon the respective screws, and the gear wheel 16 mounted on the shaft 1. B v this arrangement, if either screw beturned, as by a, hand wrench. both y screws will be turned, and a. sliding movescrew only used to slide the various spiders referred to.

Any suitable device for keeping the various gear wheels in engagement may be adopted. There are many well known in the art.

The travel of the spider 9 and of the other spiders sliding therewith is limited, in reverse directions` by the nuts 18 and 19. As shown in Fig. 1, the spider 9 is moved to the farthest position to the right causing the movable slats 20 to be extended to the position shown in Fig. 2; while when the spider 9 is moved to the other limit of travel engaging the nuts 19, the extensible slats 20 would be in their withdrawn position shown in Fig. 3. The outward movement of these slats radially with regard to the axis 1 is effected bv the co-action of cam faces 21, on the spiders 9 and 9", and wedges 22 secured on the inner side of the slats, as shown most clearly in Figs. 4 and'5. The various spiders are provided with radial slots adapted to permit the radial movement of the-extensible slats 20 therein,y

as shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3. It will thus be seen that by moving the spider 9 to the right, as shown in Fig. 1, the extensible slats will be forced outward to the position shown in Fig. 2, while if the wet yarn be Wound on the warpcr beam, and the spider 9 be moved in the reverse direction, the extensible slats will be forced inward .by the contraction of the yarn until the yarn will rest on the fixed slats 8. where it will remain until removed from the warpcr beam, in the ordinary process of unwinding.

It will be obvious that the extensible slats may be forced outagain while theyarn.

is wound thereon, but in practice this will ordinarily be unnecessary.

expanded to the position shown in Fig. 2

and the yarn is wound on the warper beam. When the beam is filled and before being placed in the dye vat, the wooden slats are contracted slightly, say for a quarter of an inch. leaving a small space, sav quarter of an inch, between the yarn and fixed slats. Then tbe, dyeing is carried on for a while after which the wooden slats are again contracted full distance bringing the yarn in contact with thc fixed slats and leaving a space between the fixed slats and the, wooden slats below. of say a quarter of an inch. In this way. the inevitable contraction of the yarn is provided for and the changes in the position of the movable slats are such that the streaky effect known as slat marks is prevented, and at the same time the yarn is finally left in contact with the fixed slats, giving a firm true and level support to the yarn across the entire beam; this largelyV avoids any irregularity in tension or winding of the yarn and enables the yarn .to wind off' on the Slasher uniformly and without slack ends or other similar troubles'. Where all of the slats are made collapsible, as described in the previous patents hereinbefore referred to, there is a tendency 'for the slats to be more or less unstable causing slight irregularities in winding the yarn on and off the beam.

It will be noted that the fixed slats are arranged at the same distance apart peripherally and the movable slats project up between the fixed slats so that there is a symrnetrical support for the yarn when the movable slats are withdrawn. Another advantage of the beam is that the fixed slats are made preferably of metaland form a part ofthe rigid framework of the apparatus, while the movable slats being larger and ordinarily made of wood. are more liable to injury., and when the beam is being handled or transported from place to place,

these wooden slats would be in the with` drawn position and protected from being broken or bruised while the beam is emptied. Thus, with the herein described apparatus, I combine all the advantages of the beam having rigid framework and fixed slats to the advantages of extensible slats t0 prevent the streaky effect occasioned when the yarn is in contact with the face of the slats during the entire operation of dyeing.

It will be obvious that various modifications might be made in the herein described apparatus and in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which could be used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is.

1. The combination in a warpenbeam of a plurality of fixed slats forming ythe periphery of said warpcr beam, and intermediate slats mounted to move radially away from the axis thereof, with means for reciprocating said intermediate slats outwardly away from the axis of said warperf'heam, to form a Skeleton cylinder of greaU/i diameter than that of said fixed slats, and vl'for withdrawing all of said movable slats `wholly within the perii iery of the said cylinder formed by said fixed slats, said means comprising a series of spiders provided with cam faces, and wedges secured toy said movable slats engaging said cam faces, with means for sliding said spiders longitudinally on the axis of the warpcr beam, substantially as described.

Q. 'The combination in a hollow warpcr beam of a central ,Qhatt thoroi'ur. a plurality 0f fixed slats normali)v furmiufl` thtl poriph- Ory of said warpvr lwam. v pidi r iixtd nu said Shaft and i'm'miugv liwd supports for said fixtd Sluts. iutcrmmlati` dan mnuutrd to mow adiallyv away from tw axis thcriuf. and moanl vl'nr ``iniultam-uusly mining thv mm'ahlt Slab a\\'a \v i'riau in' Inward thv axis 0f Said warpvr licani. said moans riuvpri iug a series of y pidcr slidahly muuntvd un Aiid shaft. and having;r ram farmy arrangid mar thtir pvripluritw. amigos prujvrtingl inwardly from yaid dats. aud mvan 't'ur simultancnualy .sliding said ySpiders when diirvd. yauhstantially as dwrrihvd.

3. The i'mnhiuatinn in a hollow warpt-r lwam of a rontlal \haft thvrvt'ur, a pluralit \v of fixvd slats um'mall \v t'urming; thi` p0A riplwry if`sait| warpta' hram. spiders fixed nu said Shaft aud i'urmiugr lixod ippurts fur said iixOd Ialah` iuti-rnudiat(l slut,` mounted to move radially away 't'rum tlul axis thvrcut'. and m ausl for liinultauvuusly nim'.- in;Y thv mmahl(` slabl away from ur toward thv axixl nl' .-ai(l warptr hvam, to form a l kvhton r \'lindi\r of grtator diameter than that oi' said lixtd slats, and for withdrawing all di' haaid mmabl(` slats wholly within thi` prriphvry ui' tlu` said cyliudvr formed by aid lixud slats. Said moans comprising a se rios of spider` slidahly mounted on said V hat`t. and havingr ram favos arrangod mar their poiiplwrios, Wtdgis profil-'ting' in \\'arill \v f'nin .Quid slatq. and mifauS for la multanewwly liding' ,mid spiilvr whon tlvsirod. su antially as dwrrihgd.

4. This rumhnariun in a warpvr hfaui 0i a plurality nl tixtd dats forming thi'. pt riphr)Y ui said warpvr lwam. and .imi-rmi liuto slats mountid to mmc radially fvay frum th at# ihrrvui', with moans for n p Vomiting said inttrnudiatc .cinta outwardly away from this axi-`1 nl' -aid arptr iwan), tu form a shalt-ton cylinder nl gfrvatvr diamvtm' than thru' uf @uid tixvd slats. and for \\ithdra\\'ng all at' said mivsahlv siam wholly within they prriphvrv mi the Said cyliudlr i'nrmtfi h v said tiwd at n Said nirvana rumpriaingf a wrin at' spiders pririiditi with rum i'arw. and wvdfjfw siniurvd "fu Sauf nim'- ahll siata miiiaginlsg said min tarifs. with meal fm' sliding' aid l'fflgitudi nally un they :1r-1L4 nl' tlxwarpvr bram nur prisiug: a pair nl' www anija-'ving (me uf aid spidvrs. a piniun in @aan m; sala! StreivS, and a frvar .vhwl aiuuntcfd hav-Scola a y gaging both uf said i'inions. suhmm. as dosirilwd.

ln tcstinxmiy whet'irof. l' itix my :xijiiier ture, in presencia uf two witueata.

JESSE M, PYE. 

